Edward Ferry
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| Full name | Edward Payson Ferry | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 18, 1941 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | September 18, 2023 (aged 82) Mill Valley, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Edward Payson Ferry (June 18, 1941 – September 18, 2023) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion.
Biography
[edit]Born in Seattle, Washington, Ferry won a gold medal in coxed pairs at the 1964 Summer Olympics with Conn Findlay.[1] They were first partnered in 1961, when Ferry was a 19-year-old sophomore at Stanford with only a year of rowing experience.[2]
Ferry won a gold medal at the 1963 Pan American Games in the coxed pair.
Edward Ferry died in Mill Valley, California on September 18, 2023, at the age of 82.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ed Ferry". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
- ↑ "Great Moments in Stanford Olympic History: Training Day" Archived October 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine GoStanford.com July 5, 2012
- ↑ "Olympic Champion Ed Ferry Dies". Hear The Boat Sing. October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Edward Ferry at World Rowing
- Edward Ferry at Olympics.com
- Edward Ferry at Olympedia
- Edward Ferry at InterSportStats
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